What is Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome?
What is Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome?
- Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome: A rare degenerative brain disorder caused by thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency. Chronic alcoholics are prone to this condition.
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, or a subtype of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome: Introduction
Types of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome:
Broader types of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome:
Who gets Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome?
Racial predominance for Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome:
European populations
How serious is Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome?
Prognosis of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome: good with early treatment, possible death without
Complications of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome:
see complications of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
What causes Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome?
Causes of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome: see causes of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
What are the symptoms of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome?
Symptoms of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome:
see symptoms of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Complications of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome:
see complications of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Can anyone else get Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome?
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome:
see treatments for Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Research for Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome:
see research for Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Organs Affected by Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome:
Organs and body systems related to Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome include:
Name and Aliases of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Main name of condition: Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Other names or spellings for Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome:
Transketolase defect, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Alcohol induced encephalopathy, Gauet Wernicke syndrome, Meynert syndrome, Korsakoff (pure encephalopathy), Korsakoff's amnesic syndrome
Alcohol induced encephalopathy, Transketolase defect, Wernicke's encephalopathy
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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